Boxscore Bits: July 22nd, 2022
We’re back!
Took a little time and then the All-Star break, but it’s good to get back to the grind. There is still so much time left in the season. About 3 weeks ago, I was lamenting to Justin about a dip in our Main Event standings. I had fallen to 14th after sitting in the 4th-7th range for a bit and thought I was making a move. He – sitting in 1st at the time – gave me the pep talk about how much the standings move day-to-day and that I could be back up just as quickly as I fell with a couple good days. I entered the break in 8th, 2 points ahead of Justin in 9th.
I don’t bring this up to roast Justin in any way, but to underscore just how much many league’s standings are still shifting day-to-day. Every league is different and sometimes there just aren’t enough gettable points in the roto standings. But oftentimes, we let go of 8th-12th place teams that are still very much in contention with some quality play and diligent management. I like to go through the standings and count the realistic points I could acquire if my team plays well.
That exercise also helps me assess categories I might consider attacking via FAAB (or trades if your league allows – the Main Event does not). There are definitely some teams that are buried at this juncture often due to a rash of star player injuries, but don’t count yourself out just because you might be in the bottom half of the standings right now. With 70-some games to go, there is still so much to be decided!
A few thoughts on the pitchers from Thursday’s games:
FOR STARTERS
| # | Name | Team | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | TBF | ERA | WHIP | W | vFA (pi) | vSI (pi) | SwStr% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 1 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 13% |
| 2 | Jon Gray | TEX | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 96.7 | 13% | |
| 3 | Mitch White | LAD | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0 | 94 | 94.1 | 4% |
| 4 | Frankie Montas | OAK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 96.8 | 96.7 | 13% |
| 5 | Cristian Javier | HOU | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 0 | 93.7 | 9% | |
| 6 | Jordan Montgomery | NYY | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 2.84 | 1.26 | 0 | 93 | 93.3 | 19% |
| 7 | Zach Logue | OAK | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 90.2 | 7% | |
| 8 | Luis Garcia | HOU | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 1 | 93.8 | 11% | |
| 9 | Garrett Hill | DET | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.40 | 1.40 | 0 | 91.9 | 91.3 | 4% |
| 10 | Carlos Rodón | SFG | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 9.00 | 1.60 | 0 | 94.9 | 18% | |
| 11 | Pablo López | MIA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 9.00 | 1.60 | 0 | 92.9 | 93.2 | 16% |
| 12 | Domingo Germán | NYY | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15.00 | 2.33 | 0 | 93.4 | 93.6 | 9% |
